Haas Ph.D. Program
About Berkeley
The university's close proximity to Silicon Valley, San Francisco, and the surrounding Bay Area affords students a rich array of opportunities for field research. From high technology to financial services, the San Francisco Bay Area is the consummate laboratory for advanced study of the global business environment.
The Berkeley campus is perched on a hillside, its upper reaches devoted to a vast nature preserve — excellent for a run or a contemplative walk with views of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Pacific Ocean beyond.
Surrounding the campus is the city of Berkeley, a legendary university town. With its multitude of coffeehouses, bookstores, shops, churches, theaters, world-famous gourmet restaurants, charming neighborhoods, and beautiful gardens, Berkeley is cosmopolitan, funky, friendly, relaxed, and always stimulating.
Nearby are San Francisco, the wine country of Napa and Sonoma counties, and the beach. Within a half-day drive are the outdoor pleasures of Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park.
UC Berkeley
Since its founding, UC Berkeley has grown with the rapidly expanding population of California and responded to the educational needs of the developing state. The business school was founded in 1898, making it the second oldest collegiate business school in the United States, and the first at a public university. By the 1930s, research at UC Berkeley burgeoned in nuclear physics, chemistry, and biology, leading to the development of the first cyclotron, the isolation of the human poliovirus, and the discovery of all the artificial elements heavier than uranium, including Berkelium and Californium.
Founded in 1868
Flagship campus of the University of California
33,933 students from 101 countries
23,863 undergraduate students
10,070 graduate students
1,953 faculty
Nearly 340 degree programs
Over 436,000 alumni worldwide
1,232 acre campus
